Japanese symbol for “telecommunications”
通信
つうしん
Romaji: tsuushin
correspondence; communication; transmission; news
In Japanese, telecommunications is 通信, read つうしん (tsuushin).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “telecommunications”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交信 | こうしん koushin | telecommunications; correspondence |
| 電気通信 | でんきつうしん denkitsuushin | telecommunications |
| 情報通信 | じょうほうつうしん jouhoutsuushin | telecommunications |
| 遠隔通信 | えんかくつうしん enkakutsuushin | telecommunications |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 普通 | ふつう futsuu | normal; ordinary; regular |
| 通り | どおり doori | in accordance with; following |
| 通常 | つうじょう tsuujou | usual; ordinary; normal |
| 交通 | こうつう koutsuu | traffic; transportation |
| 共通 | きょうつう kyoutsuu | common; shared; mutual |
| 信頼 | しんらい shinrai | trust (in); confidence; faith |
| 自信 | じしん jishin | self-confidence; confidence (in oneself) |
| 信用 | しんよう shin'you | confidence; trust; faith |
See also: Chinese symbol for “telecommunications”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.